diff --git a/odev/_version.py b/odev/_version.py
index 3273ca43..62a0d420 100644
--- a/odev/_version.py
+++ b/odev/_version.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 # or merged change.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-__version__ = "4.29.3"
+__version__ = "4.29.4"
diff --git a/odev/common/config.py b/odev/common/config.py
index 5f7384cd..9655594a 100644
--- a/odev/common/config.py
+++ b/odev/common/config.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class Config:
     Light wrapper around configparser to write and retrieve configuration values saved on disk.
     """
 
-    parser: ConfigParser = ConfigParser()
+    parser: ConfigParser
     """Config parser implementation."""
 
     paths: PathsSection
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ class Config:
     """Configuration for security and secrets encryption."""
 
     def __init__(self, name: str = "odev"):
+        self.parser: ConfigParser = ConfigParser()
         self.name: str = name
         """Name of this config manager, also serves as the name of the file
         to save configuration to.
diff --git a/odev/common/odev.py b/odev/common/odev.py
index de9940e2..d49919cf 100644
--- a/odev/common/odev.py
+++ b/odev/common/odev.py
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ def start(self, start_time: float | None = None) -> None:
 
         self.plugins_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
+        try:
+            playground_dir = (self.home_path / "playground").resolve()
+            resolved_path = self.path.resolve()
+            if resolved_path == playground_dir or playground_dir in resolved_path.parents:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Odev repository is located inside the playground folder: {resolved_path}. "
+                    "This is not recommended and can cause conflicts."
+                )
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001, S110
+            pass
+
         if self._should_update_now():
             self.check_release()
             self.update()
diff --git a/tests/tests/common/test_odev.py b/tests/tests/common/test_odev.py
index 668d63c6..356e3522 100644
--- a/tests/tests/common/test_odev.py
+++ b/tests/tests/common/test_odev.py
@@ -181,3 +181,19 @@ def test_16_plugins_dependency_tree_cycle_raises(self):
                 self.odev._plugins_dependency_tree()
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(cycle_root, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_17_warning_if_in_playground(self):
+        """Odev should display a warning if the repository path is inside the playground directory."""
+        mock_path = self.odev.home_path / "playground" / "my-odev-repo"
+        with (
+            self.patch_property(type(self.odev), "path", mock_path),
+            self.patch(logger, "warning") as mock_warning,
+            self.patch(self.odev, "load_plugins"),
+            self.patch(self.odev, "register_commands"),
+            self.patch(self.odev, "register_plugin_commands"),
+            self.patch(self.odev, "prune_databases"),
+        ):
+            self.odev._started = False
+            self.odev.start()
+            mock_warning.assert_called_once()
+            self.assertIn("located inside the playground folder", mock_warning.call_args[0][0])